Sunday, July 31, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

2G scam: Top ED officer seeks his removal alleging harassment

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:21 AM PDT

An Enforcement Directorate officer against whom 50-odd complaints have stacked up in the last few weeks wants to pull out of the ongoing probe into the 2G spectrum scam.

Hindu cousins can marry after converting to Christianity: Delhi HC

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT

The Delhi high court has said that cousins born in Hindu community can marry each other after converting to Christianity as it dismissed a plea of a retired judge against his magistrate son who married his maternal uncle's daughter after conversion.

Jet Airways ordered to pay Rs 1.4 lakh to flier for death of pugs

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Jet Airways has been directed by a Delhi consumer forum to pay Rs 1.44 lakh as compensation to a flier for the "emotional setback" caused by the death of his two pugs on board.

US Senate asks Russia to pull out from Abkhazia, South Ossetia

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:39 PM PDT

The US Senate has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to respect Georgia's territorial integrity and to withdraw its troops from the breakaway states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

North Korea state media says China to send flood aid

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:13 PM PDT

China will send flood aid to North Korea after it was hit by rain-triggered floods and landslides that washed away homes, roads and farmland and caused casualties, the North's state media said Sunday.

CIA Pakistan boss leaves due to illness: Officials

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:23 PM PDT

US and Pakistani officials say the CIA station chief who ran operations in Pakistan during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is leaving his post due to illness.

One dead, seven missing in Russia's Moskva river accident

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:20 PM PDT

One person died and seven were missing after a pleasure boat carrying about 10 people collided with a barge on the Moskva River early today, a police official said.

Nine missing as pleasure boat sinks in Russia's Moskva river

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:22 PM PDT

The accident occurred when the vessel collided with a cargo barge. Six of the 15 people on board the boat have been rescued, and a search for nine others was on.

Mubarak's Aug 3 trial to be held in Cairo, protesters sceptical

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:18 PM PDT

The trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for charges that include ordering the killing of protesters will take place at Cairo's Police Academy on Wednesday Aug 3, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday.

US House Republicans defeat Senate Democrats debt bill

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 02:19 PM PDT

The Republican-led House of Representatives on Saturday rejected a proposal from Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to avert a US debt default with ruinous global consequences.

Cheers to screams as jet from New York crashes in Guyana

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong.

Mamata apparently happy with approach to new land acquisition Bill: Ramesh

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, who met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday night, said she was apparently happy with the approach to the new land acquisition bill.

Police seize 49 trucks illegally transporting iron ore from Bellary

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT

A day after the Supreme Court ordered suspension of mining operations in the district, the administration on Saturyda served notices to all 170 mining companies to halt operations.

Two army jawans killed in encounter with militants in Kupwara

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Two army jawans were killed in an encounter with militants during a fresh infiltration bid by the ultras near the Line of Control in Kupwara district.

Man suspected to have helped in J Dey's murder surrenders

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:35 AM PDT

A man who was suspected to have procured the weapon used to kill Mumbai-based journalist J Dey surrendered in a court here on Saturday in connection with another case.

Shiv Sena calls off Aug 1 bandh after CM's assurance on houses for textile mill workers

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Shiv Sena has decided to call off the August 1 bandh over the issue of houses for textile mill workers following Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's positive response to it.

BSF directed to fire only in self defence at Indo-Bangla border: Chidambaram

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:22 AM PDT

The BSF has been ordered not to fire at people seeking to cross over along the porous Indo-Bangla frontier, except for self-defence, home minister P Chidambaram has said.

China orders lawyers 'not to take rail crash cases' from families of victims

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged on Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move.

BJP workers clash with police over functioning of Jammu university

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP took out a demonstration on Saturday and clashed with police demanding Central University Jammu (CUJ) be made functional soon.

DMK leader MK Stalin detained while staging protest

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:12 AM PDT

Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam chief M. Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin, who was detained for staging a protest in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur District earlier today, has been released by the police.
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